Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting which began in France as a reaction against the restrictions and conventions of the dominant Academic art. It's naturalistic landscape paintings rooted in the French Realism of Camille Corot and others. It was immensely influenced by Claude Monet's painting, 'Sunrise'. The purpose of the style is attempting to capture the impression of light in a scene.
Water Lillies(The Clouds) - Claude Monet
Gypsy Girl - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The Bodmer Oak, Fontainebleau Forest - Claude Monet
The Thames at Westminister - Claude Monet
Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog- Claude Monet
Three Questions-
What do all these pictures have in common?
What is impressionism?
Who influenced the impressionism art?
Water Lillies(The Clouds) - Claude Monet
The Bodmer Oak, Fontainebleau Forest - Claude Monet
The Thames at Westminister - Claude Monet
Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog- Claude Monet
Three Questions-
What do all these pictures have in common?
What is impressionism?
Who influenced the impressionism art?